Learning About the Presidents

I made a President's Bingo game last year.  I just used a couple president place mats that I had gotten from Walmart, that were probably a dollar or two, cut them up, and voila!  Bingo.  I was so happy that I remembered to get it out and play it with Thomas and Annie today.  They had a ball and kept asking to play again and again.  When I was little I remember one of my cousins could name every president.  I always thought that was super cool.  I know my sister knows a song about them that once you get the tune down, you can remember their names and in the right order.  I want to learn it.

We had cherry pie for dessert in honor of George Washington!

"S" Week Snacks

Smoothies

Cake Pop "Suckers"

                                                              String Cheese and Strawberries

Be My Valentine

Cake Pops

My friend Jillian gave me this book for my birthday.

THANK YOU!!  Awesome.  I love it.  One could have too much fun with these.

From My Camera

"R" Week Snacks

Red Rose cookies

Rosary (made out of muffins)

                                     And for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes we had blueberry bread.  We also had Rice cakes too!!

A Weekend Outside.



This weekend, the weather was SO BEAUTIFUL.  It was a little present to us from God, coming after a week that had single digit degrees.  You know it's nice outside when everyone talks about the weather and it seems to be the topic of every conversation, even with strangers.   It's everyone's small talk.  You find yourself talking about the weather with the cashier at the grocery store, the gentleman who pumps gas, the waiter at the restaurant, and the people walking outside by your house.  After spending a few months inside, it's so nice to get out.

  

We are trying to recognize and appreciate this time in our life when we have small children and don't really have go anywhere.  We know that one day soon, we will be running children to this practice and that, but for now, we are enjoying the weekends where we have nothing we have to do.  Instead, we look forward to making ordinary weekend nights....a little extraordinary in the little things.  Like making really good dinners....

And staying up late wrapping wreaths in yarn and roses, while watching Father Corapi on EWTN.

Sunday morning was a beautiful, bright, sunny day.

My Sunday pie this week was a Chicken Pot Pie....never made one before, but OH MY, I must say it was scrumptious!!!

We spent Sunday afternoon just soaking up as much sun as we possibly could.  TJ washed cars, the boys played some football, they wandered around BAREFOOT, I ran a good five mile run around the boulevard accompanied off and on by children.

TJ and Tom even managed to put a little project together.  He spray painted chair rail black and hung it in the garage.

                               It was a lovely weekend indeed.